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Eagles close out Classic with 90-73 win
Bartlesville, Okla. — Oklahoma Wesleyan University crushed Mid-America Christian 90-73 to captured its fourth successive victories on the early season.
Junior guard Devin Harris was the main man for the Eagles with a double-double of 24 points and 10 assists during the win on Saturday night.
Phil Jahn had 17 points and nine rebounds, while Tyler Woods added 16 points for OKWU to close out the home classic undefeated.
Oklahoma Wesleyan is now 5-2 on the season.
Charlie Shorter, who scored 28 points for Mid-America Christian when these two teams met in a win earlier this season, led the way for the Evangels with 21 points in a losing effort.
Camilo Valencia and Josh Young each had 10 points.
Junior guard Devin Harris was the main man for the Eagles with a double-double of 24 points and 10 assists during the win on Saturday night.
Phil Jahn had 17 points and nine rebounds, while Tyler Woods added 16 points for OKWU to close out the home classic undefeated.
Oklahoma Wesleyan is now 5-2 on the season.
Charlie Shorter, who scored 28 points for Mid-America Christian when these two teams met in a win earlier this season, led the way for the Evangels with 21 points in a losing effort.
Camilo Valencia and Josh Young each had 10 points.
Eagles shoot their way to easy win over Rhema Bible
Bartlesville, Okla. — The Oklahoma Wesleyan men’s basketball team put on an impressive first half shooting display on its way to a comfortable 102-88 victory over Rhema Bible College in the OKWU Classic Friday night.
The Eagles shot 56.2 percent from the field on 41-of-73 shooting and 40 percent from three point range in the win.
Steven Cooks scored 19 points to lead six OKWU scorers in double figures on the night.
Tyler Woods, who scored 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds, Zac Rogers, 13 points and four rebounds and Brian James, who finished with 11 points and seven boards were also in double digits.
Devin Harris added 10 points and seven assists on a solid night, while Rodrick Ogletree ended with 10 points as well, including 2-for-2 from behind the arc.
The Eagles out rebounded Rhema Bible 48 to 28, but committed 23 turnovers to the visitors’ 17.
Dewayne Foster carried Rhema with his 20 points and he was supported by Rodney Altidor, who had 17 points and seven rebounds and Kasey Byrd, who contributed 15 points in the loss.
The Eagles shot 56.2 percent from the field on 41-of-73 shooting and 40 percent from three point range in the win.
Steven Cooks scored 19 points to lead six OKWU scorers in double figures on the night.
Tyler Woods, who scored 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds, Zac Rogers, 13 points and four rebounds and Brian James, who finished with 11 points and seven boards were also in double digits.
Devin Harris added 10 points and seven assists on a solid night, while Rodrick Ogletree ended with 10 points as well, including 2-for-2 from behind the arc.
The Eagles out rebounded Rhema Bible 48 to 28, but committed 23 turnovers to the visitors’ 17.
Dewayne Foster carried Rhema with his 20 points and he was supported by Rodney Altidor, who had 17 points and seven rebounds and Kasey Byrd, who contributed 15 points in the loss.
Eagles hold out for 95-90 win over Ottawa
Bartlesville, OK — Oklahoma Wesleyan men’s basketball team fended off a barrage of 3-pointers to hold out for a 95-90 victory over Ottawa University at home on Tuesday night.
The visitors shot 13-of-22 from behind the arc, including four in a row late in the first half to keep the game very close.
However, the Eagles, behind the instructions of head coach Jason Beschta, held their nerve to secure the deserving five point victory.
Devin Harris scored 10 of his 18 points in the first to lead OKWU in scoring. He also finished with six assists and six steals.
Brian James supported well with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field, and nine rebounds, while the energetic Zack Bowie added 14 points off the bench.